Egypt vs New Zealand: Electricity generation from solar per person
Egypt
64.29 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand
70.45 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
102nd
New Zealand rank
100th
Electricity generation from solar per person over time
- Egypt
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 70.45 kilowatt-hours against 64.29 kilowatt-hours in Egypt, a difference of 6.16 kilowatt-hours.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Egypt ranks 102nd and New Zealand ranks 100th of 214 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 3.76 kilowatt-hours | 9.11 kilowatt-hours | 5.35 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 48.22 kilowatt-hours | 56.7 kilowatt-hours | 8.48 kilowatt-hours | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar per person, Egypt or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 70.45 kilowatt-hours against 64.29 kilowatt-hours in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar per person between Egypt and New Zealand?
- 6.16 kilowatt-hours, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and New Zealand rank globally for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Egypt ranks 102nd and New Zealand ranks 100th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.